Presses are rolling again!!!
This is sound of the economy showing signs of life. Great to hear those presses rolling again! Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
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3 Tips for Maximizing Your Print Investment
Are you tired of hearing people talk about the benefits of going entirely paperless? We are! Especially when it comes to marketing, that’s just not a smart move. When our inboxes are clogged with spam and any company can look big and successful online, print carries weight and inspires confidence in a way that digital …
Want More Trees? Buy Paper!
Did you know? In North America, it takes less than two seconds to grow the fiber for a standard #10 envelope. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. According to Two Sides North America, here are some little known facts about paper and trees. The time required to grow the fiber needed for a #10 envelope is 0.3 …
Inventory Management Driving You Crazy?
Struggling with your inventory of printed collateral and other documents? How about fulfillment items for your marketing kits? If so, you’re not alone, and if you’re not careful, it could hurt your bottom line. According to Capterra, inventory numbers for most businesses are profit killers. In fact, Capterra finds that businesses keep $1.43 of inventory …
More about PMS books
In my last post I started discussing PMS and PMS Color Charts and I thought it would be worthwhile to spend some more time on that subject. Anybody that has had anything to do with choosing color has most likely had someone whip out this big book of colors and told to pick a color. …
Spot Color Printing
So far we have discussed the CMYK Color Space and the RGB Color Space, now we need to go back a few years and talk about Spot Color Printing. The offset printing process is sort of like a box of Crayons. When you setup your press you have an ink fountain that you fill with …
But it looked great on my screen…
I often am asked “why does the printed pieces not look like the image on my computer screen?” I usually end up sitting with the customer and having a very long complicated discussion about CMYK vs RGB ColorSpace. I have already covered CMYK and now it is time for RGB… RGB ColorSpace use Red Green …
What is a Bleed and Why does it matter…
According to Wikipedia a “bleed” “…refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet before trimming.” One of the most common problems we face when we receive “print-ready” files from our customers is that they do not include a bleed in the document when they send it to us. This give us, as …
